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EP 1 411 857 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 27.12.2001 (43) Date of publication: 28.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/18 (21) Application number: 00990426.9 (22) Date of filing: 30.12.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61F 2/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2000/035682 (87) International publication number: WO 2001/049207 (12.07.2001 Gazette 2001/28)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR (30) Priority: 03.01.2000 US 174386 P 28.03.2000 WO PCT/IB00/00364 (71) Applicant: Freedland, Yosef Petach Tikva 49403 (IL)	(72) Inventor: Freedland, Yosef Petach Tikva 49403 (IL) (74) Representative: van Westenbrugge, Andries et al Nederlandsch OctrooibureauP.O. Box 29720 2502 LS The Hague 2502 LS The Hague (NL)